Thank you very much. I will try to do it as you suggested. So far I am not planning on doing an OPF, because I see it rather complicated (so far).
Paola On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 1:54 PM, Idris Musa <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Paola, > > In addition to what Dr. Zimmerman said. You can alternatively add the > battery voltage to the PV voltage > and model it as single source. > Example: if PV voltage is 'Vd' and the battery is 'Vb' then > V=Vd + Vb > Thus, allowing you to model the PV either as Positive or negative > injection depending on the bus type model (PV or PQ) to which it will be > injected. > Hope it may help. > > Idris Musa > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [email protected] [mailto:bounce-5846882- > >[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ray Zimmerman > >Sent: 20 May 2010 19:14 > >To: MATPOWER discussion forum > >Subject: Re: Including a battery > > > >In the context of a simple power flow or even OPF, it is likely that it > >will appear as a simple power injection (positive or negative), so you > >could either add it to the load or create a generator with a range that > >extends from the maximum charging rate (negative injection) to the > >maximum discharge rate. > > > >However, most of the interesting things you can do with a battery > >involve multiple time periods. This is a significantly more complicated > >than a single-shot power flow or OPF. > > > >-- > >Ray Zimmerman > >Senior Research Associate > >211 Warren Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 > >phone: (607) 255-9645 > > > > > > > >On May 20, 2010, at 10:49 AM, paola p b wrote: > > > >> Hello, > >> I would like to know if anyone knows how to simulate a battery with > >Matpower. Say we want to install a Photovoltaic Panel that includes a > >battery, how would you characterized it to make it fit in a network? > >> Thank you > >> > >> Paola > > > > > > > >
